confligo

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Latin

Etymology

From con- (together) +‎ flīgō (strike).

Pronunciation

Verb

cōnflīgō (present infinitive cōnflīgere, perfect active cōnflīxī, supine cōnflīctum); third conjugation

  1. (transitive) to strike together, to make collide
  2. (intransitive) to contend, combat, engage
    Synonyms: lūctor, repugnō, pugnō, contendō, dēcernō, concurrō, certō, bellō, dīmicō, committō, serō, dēcertō
  3. (intransitive) to argue or disagree
    Synonyms: dissentio, dissideo, discordo
    Antonyms: consentio, concordo

Conjugation

References

  • confligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • confligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • confligo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to fight a pitched, orderly battle with an enemy: iusto (opp. tumultuario) proelio confligere cum hoste (Liv. 35. 4)